Youll be lucky, the handhelds are sold as complete units, either motor or cyclone. Unless someones broken one for spares.

Got a pic of where the spring goes? Would a biro or other tiny dc24 type spring cut down and fit?

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Ok so it turns out it's not a DC31 but a DC35 seen better days in some ways but all fixable i maybe depending on how it goes and if people would like me to do a step by step guide on fault finding stripping etc on them

Of course you shoukd have a go and document it! We all learn something, theres buggar all handheld info out there so you may as well be the first to create some!

I tried to get my dc16 apart but it was impossible so I left it alone.

Whats the worse that could happen?

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Ive always looked to upgrade my dc16 to a newer one but can never find one cheap enough at the right time for me to have money! My dc16 was £15 delivered 2hich is good value for th3 amount i use it, any more feels like a waste!

One day! Etc

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Ive always looked to upgrade my dc16 to a newer one but can never find one cheap enough at the right time for me to have money! My dc16 was £15 delivered 2hich is good value for th3 amount i use it, any more feels like a waste!

One day! Etc

I'm picking up DC35 etc for cheap the one I pick up this evening was £30 all because the brush at wont work and the springs missing but it's got the wall mount and all the tools etc

On average I pay £0-60 for handhelds the newer V6 I haven't seen at all yet

£30 for a DC35 even if faulty is pretty good, you could make a profit selling the parts :) There's the exact model in Wolverhampton for £50, with loss of suction, put off by how far it is and the pink colour.

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DC14s are tanks, just need a slightly longer motor life. Do plastic parts often break on DC14s? Nope. DC41- Sexy looking futuristic and powerful machine. Just needs a better designed cleaner head wheel and cyclone clip along with a dense metal rod in the chassis.